Planetary hours
in Brest (Belarus).
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Minsk).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:38
- 3♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:24
- 5♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:41
- 11☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 00:03
- 6☉︎ Sun00:03 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:47
- 12♂︎ Mars06:47 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brest (Belarus)?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:53 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.